By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] FRANKLIN — As  more and more churches begin livestreaming their services due to the coronavirus pandemic, it is imperative that they do it properly and legally, according to Scott Shepherd of the Tennessee Baptist Mission Board. “The issue is not whether churches will be caught or prosecuted,” observed Shepherd, TBMB worship and music specialist and a former minister of worship at First Baptist Church, Paris.  

By Hannah Conway Special to Baptist and Reflector Business and churches alike are scrambling to create an effective communication strategy in the midst of a global crisis. Many churches feel like they have been thrown into the deep end of the virtual/online pool. It’s a lot to take in all at once. So many questions. What to communicate, when, how, on what platforms? And then there’s a possible learning curve

By Lonnie Wilkey [email protected] FRANKLIN — Churches across Tennessee are ramping up efforts to communicate with their members in a myriad of ways they never have before, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic. Churches are employing e-mails, phone calls, Facebook and other social media platforms, and church websites to communicate on a mass scale in order to offer encouragement and provide information. Chuck Workman, pastor of Shiloh Baptist Church, Nashville, has

Baptist and Reflector staff,  Baptist Press NASHVILLE — In an attempt to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), many churches across Tennessee encouraged members to stay home Sunday and watch online worship services.  The Fellowship at Two Rivers, Nashville, was among the churches in Tennessee who elected to use that option.  An email from the Fellowship’s elders was sent during the week, informing members: “We have made the hard